Difference between revisions of "SS Vito"
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| − | WW 2 Merchant Ship Movement Records maintained by the Australian Navy <ref>https://www.navy.gov.au/media-room/publications/wwii-merchant-ship-movement-records-australia File No. 62</ref> indicate that as early as June 1940 the SS Vito was carrying cargoes between Australian ports and the islands north of Australia including Singapore, with occasional trips as far field as Aden and to the west coast of the United States of America. | + | WW 2 Merchant Ship Movement Records maintained by the Australian Navy <ref>https://www.navy.gov.au/media-room/publications/wwii-merchant-ship-movement-records-australia File No. 62</ref> indicate that as early as June 1940 the SS Vito was carrying cargoes between Australian ports and the islands north of Australia including Singapore, with occasional trips as far field as Aden and to the west coast of the United States of America. In late 1945 she was carrying bulk wheat from Geraldton to Melbourne. |
==Soldiers carried== | ==Soldiers carried== | ||
| − | ===Rabaul New Britain - Brisbane 11 - 16 Jan 1946=== | + | ===Rabaul, New Britain - Brisbane 11 - 16 Jan 1946=== |
* [[Frederick Arnold Griffiths]] | * [[Frederick Arnold Griffiths]] | ||
[[Category:Ships]] | [[Category:Ships]] | ||
Revision as of 21:52, 27 January 2021
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| History | |
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| Name | SS Vito |
| Owner | Olaf Ditlev-Simonsen |
| Builder | Gothenburg |
| Completed | 1937 |
| In service | 1937 |
| Out of service | 1978 |
| Fate | Broken up for scrap |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | cargo vessel |
| Tonnage | 5,181 tons |
| Propulsion | Oil fired |
| Speed | 13.5 knots |
Remarks
WW 2 Merchant Ship Movement Records maintained by the Australian Navy [1] indicate that as early as June 1940 the SS Vito was carrying cargoes between Australian ports and the islands north of Australia including Singapore, with occasional trips as far field as Aden and to the west coast of the United States of America. In late 1945 she was carrying bulk wheat from Geraldton to Melbourne.